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soldiers are dead after two army choppers crash during a training exercise. >>> jerry sandusky facing his accusers today. the men set to describe painful memories of how the ex penn state coach allegedly abused them when they were children. >>> and finders keepers. commenting on a drone that literally fell into iran's hands. on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> and good morning to you. it is tuesday, december 13th. i feel like it's a homecoming. >> a long time since the three of us have been together. >> good to see you. >> as usual a busy, busy news morning. breaking news now. four soldiers are dead after two army choppers went down during a training exercise. it happened a joint base lewis-mcchord in washington state. crash investigators are trying to find out what went wrong right now. pliv on the pholive on the phon crash site. what do we know? >> i'm watching the lights of the recovery teams that have been looking throughout the night to go in the grim task of recovering those bodies of the four aviators that lost their lives. still don't know what we

after getting all the intelligence they can out of it. >>> jerry sandusky faces his accusers in court today. they'll describe abuse suffered years ate at the hands of the former penn state coach. the judge will decide whether there's enough evidence to try sandusky on more than 50 charges of molestation of little boys. outside the courthouse in pennsylvania, susan, how many victims do we expect in court today to take the stand? >> reporter: you know, carol, it's impossible to say at this time. we know that there are ten victims referred to in that grand jury report and the prosecutors are aware of at least eight of them. look, counting up the numbers, there could be perhaps three to five victims who are able to take the stand today. alleged victims, to tell their story, and this is going to be fascinating, because for the first time we will hear likely in excruciating detail exactly what they say happened to them, and as you indicated, they'll have to do this facing jerry sandusky for the very first time, but it's not necessary for the prosecutors necessarily to put all of the alleged

else? >>> the penn state scandal. jerry sandusky arrested again, handcuffed at his home, taken to jail after two more young men accuse him of sexual abuse. >>> fighting breast cancer. should women worry about the risk from cell phones, hair color, water bottles, what's in the environment. tonight we have an update on prevention and treatment of the disease. >>> and together again, but perhaps for the last time. 70 years after a day the world will never forget a dwindling group of survivors returns to pearl harbor. group of survivors returns to pearl harbor. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we begin here tonight with a big story, but one that could not be a more personal topic, especially among parents of young teenagers. it's about plan b, sometimes called the morning after contraceptive pill, and how close this country came today to allowing it to be freely sold over-the-counter on demand without prescription. it looked like a done deal, in fact, until the obama administration today did what no administration has ever done. it

. that's what killed her. >> jerry sandusky's accusers were about to make their sex abuse allegations in court when his lawyers stopped the hearing. armen keteyian is at the courthouse. john blackstone on what could be the future of space travel. a spacecraft that doesn't need a launch pad. and the jewels of elizabeth taylor on sale for the holidays. michelle miller reports $50 million will buy hollywood's gilded age. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, it's a you have to proposal-- no phones for drivers period. even hands free. a national ban on calls and texting while driving. the ban was recommended today by the n.t.s.b.-- the national transportation safety board which called phones a deadly distraction. we wondered how deadly and our research department found this: government records show that distracted driving caused 900,000 crashes on america's roads alone, injuring 417,000 people and killing 3,092. but elaine quijano tells us it was just one deadly crash that really got the attention of the safety board. >> rep

. the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal takes a dra mat uk turn as police in pennsylvania take him into custody. >> investigators reveal new and disturbing details from sandusky's abusers. it's thursday, december 8th. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. bail for sandusky has been set at $250,000 in cash. the former coach expected to make bail when he goes to court later today. but for now he is spending the night in a jail cell. he still insists of course he never broke the law. >> this arrest prompted by two new abusers. >> ten. all ten so far. >> the scene some expected to see after the initial eight people came forward. now he gets to be behind bars if just for a short amount of time. the case unbelievable. also this morning, unforgettable call to 911. a california woman calls for help when she saw an intruder breaking in. she told police she had a gun. and we'll hear how the jaw dropping story end. amazing audio on the story as to what this woman did. >> later this hour, the reality tv show stunt that backfired. producers fired off a cannon. see the damage

>>> good morning. coward. jerry sandusky blasted by an attorney for one of his accusers for backing out of a hearing tied to his child sex abuse case. was it a sign he's hoping for a plea deal? this morning, jerry sandusky's attorney speaks out in a live interview. >>> total ban. a total federal agency push to goan all personal electronic devices behind the wheel nationwide. even hands-free phone calls would be off limits. will it make the road safer, or is the government going too far? >>> and who will it be? a lot of people have made their mark on the world in 2011. but only one can be named "time" magazine's person of the year. we'll reveal the answer, live today, wednesday, december 14th, we'll reveal the answer, live today, wednesday, december 14th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and ann curry. live, from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning, i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry. good morning, everybody. is jerry sandusky's attorney is calling his

today. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky has been arrested again after two new accusers have come forward with new child molestation accusations. this brings the total number of alleged victims here to ten. nbc's peter alexander has been covering this story for us, is with us from our d.c. newsroom. peter, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you. jerry sandusky appeared briefly in court this afternoon where a judge ordered him held on $250,000 cash bail. if he can meet those conditions he can get out of jail but he'll have to wear an electronic monitor. wearing hand cuffs and a penn state track suit jerry sandusky was arrested on the new charges at his home today bringing the number of boys he's accused of assaulting to ten. the two latest charges say sandusky abused two boys between the ages of 10 and 12. prosecutors say one series of assaults started 14 years ago. in court documents a grand jury accuses him of assaulting one of the boys in the basement of sandusky's home. it says the victim claimed, quote, he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wi

ads tonight and what they really show us about the state of this election. and jerry sandusky, back not by popular demand. the former penn state football coach was re-arrested today on new sexual abuse charges brought by two new accusers, and like some of the earlier victims, the two new ones both met sandusky through his charity, the second mile. and let me finish tonight with my take on the stark way, in fact wild way, that this election is headed. >>> we start with the power of newt gingrich. howard fineman is the msnbc political analyst, of course, "the huffington post" media group editorial director and michael scherr is the white house correspondent for "time." michael, i want you to go through some of the newspaper. let me begin with this stunning new state numbers out from "time" tonight showing incredible gains in strength for newt gingrich. take a will be at florida, a state where mitt was going to turn it around. newt has blown the other candidates out of the water. take a look an enormously high number, 48% to romney's rather puny 25% down there. third place down there i

'll be watching, stay on it. >>> breaking news out of pennsylvania, where we have just learned that jerry sandusky has been rearrested. authorities showed up in four unmarked cars, the center county district attorney's office took him into custody. say it was not for a violation of bail, but for something else, we'll continue to follow this breaking news and have more as we get it. acchiato, light hot chocolate hold the whip, and two espressos, make one a double. she's full and focused! [ barista ] i have two cappuccinos, one coffee with room, one large mocha latte, a medium macchiato, a light hot chocolate, hold the whip and two espressos, one with a double shot. hehe, that's not the coffee talking. [ female announcer ] start your day with kellogg's frosted mini-wheats cereal. the 8 layers of whole grain fiber help keep you full so you can avoid the distraction of mid-morning hunger. no thanks, i'm good. helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips

sharon bialek failed to pay $7,500. new accusations against jerry sandusky for sexual abuse. man claims in a lawsuit filed today former penn state assistant football coach molested him. mann says the jerry sandusky abused him between 1992 and that to 96 starting when he was just 10 years old claims the attacks happened that jerry sandusky home in a locker room and on trips. alleged victim also says jerry sandusky treated threatened to hurt his family if he did not keep quiet about the assault. jerry sandusky lawyer no comment on latest accusation not one of the of original 8 alleged victims in our original grand jury report. occupy los angeles encampments dismantled by police to enter people arrested overnight more than 1400 police swept and circling the area outside of city hall. arrest mostly peaceful however police did burst out of city hall doors to move out of the to move the demonstrators out some officers fired rubber bullets so felt the house that suits worn and thrown out with the garbage. could the show on earth highest fine ever animal cruelty feld entertainment produces ri

. now his past used by conservative critics. >>> more disturbing allegations against jerry sandusky. another man saying he abused him and gave him alcohol as a boy. >>> i have been excused of being a tramt traitor to both sides. >>> a woman goes from wall street protester to wall street professional on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> all right. good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, december 7th. ali is off today. i'm christine romans along with carol costello on this "american morning." welcome, everyone. >> welcome and good morning. up first this morning, newt gingrich threatening to run away with the republican race. his bid for the gop nomination going gang busters. it's beginning to look like a gingrich juggernaut. look at the latest gallup poll. among republican voters nationwide, 37% now say gingrich is their choice. he leads mitt romney by a whopping 15 points. cnn's deputy political director paul steinhauser joins us live from washington this morning. who could have predicted this? >> boy, one crazy ride. we've seen candidates go up and d

scandal. jerry sandusky in and out of court in minutes waiving a preliminary hearing and keeping accusers from taking the stand. afterwards we heard a few hints about his defense strategy. joining us now is jerry sandusky's attorney joe amendola. thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning, carol. thank you. >> i think a lot of people are still confused about why you decided to waive the preliminary hearing. so tell us why. >> the answer is simple. monday night the attorney for the commonwealth contacted me to discuss details about the preliminary hearing. during those conversations i had with him, he indicated he would ask the judge following the preliminary hearing to increase bail. i've always been concerned that jerry might wind up in jail pending his trial, which would really impede our efforts to adequately and properly prepare his defense. it's very difficult to work with a defendant when he's incarcerated. so we began discussions about making concessions. us waiving the preliminary hearing in return from the commonwealth saying to us, guaranteeing, they would not seek i

thing the response was quick. >> lessons learned, right? >> yes. jerry sandusky bails out of jail. but there are big question as but what his wife knew and when about the alleged sexual abuse. we are hearing from her for the first time. >> a pretty stunning statement from her. >> dottie sandusky. >> she is saying none of this happened. standing by her man through awful this. later after the serious headlines we take a lighter look at the heavy christmas sweaters, really ugly ones like the ones in the photo and why these things have become so popular. awe you know you have one. >> i do not. people throw ugly sweater parties. great idea for a holiday party. >> haven't heard of that. >> we need light news today. >> first, virginia tech's campus plunged into panic when the gunman reopened the wounds from the april 2007 massacre. >> looking for answers about what triggered this shooting. mark kelly joins us live from the campus in blacksburg with the very latest on this incident. good morning to you, mark. >> reporter: good morning, rob. we found out here the slain police officer has b

. former penn state coach jerry sandusky is wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet this morning as his wife comes to his defense for the first time. dottie sandusky says all the accusations of sexual assault involving her husband are false. abc's jim avila reports. >> reporter: dottie sandusky left her home to bail out her husband of 45 years. handing over a $50,000 certified check and her house, for the remaining $200,000 in bond. after spending one night in jail, the former football coach is now under house arrest. for many including his accusers, it is not enough. >> i certainly hope that he is not a danger to anybody. but i also know a little bit about the nature of the disease. and it is like an addicting. >> reporter: dottie sandusky made her first comments on the charges against jerry. and now implicate her. a new accuser saying, she was in the house as she screamed for help from her basement. dottie sandusky says, i'm so sad anyone would make such a terrible accusation which is absolutely untrue. no child who ever visited our home was ever forced to stay in our base the and fed

. the place for politics. >>> former penn state football assistant coach jerry sandusky was arrested wednesday on new charges of alleged sexual child abuse. a lawyer for sandusky thinks his client will be released some time today posting $250,000 bail. >> reporter: police led jerry sandusky away from his home in handcuffs wednesday afternoon following new criminal charges of alleged child sexual abuse. the charges involve allegations by two new accusers who claim sandusky abused them. he's accused of assaulting one of the boys in the basement of his home. the victim claims, he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wife was upstairs, but no one ever came to help him. the former penn state assistant coach had been free on bond following his initial arrest on november 5th, charged with sexually abuse iing eight other children. according to grand jury testimony, sandusky met all of the victims through the second mile charity. sandusky is repeatedly said he's innocent of all charges. >> how would you take it if you were facing the kind of charges he's facing? you be devastated. his family is de

has filed a civil lawsuit against jerry sandusky and the charity he founded. jerry sandusky claims his innocence and has hired a private investigator to prove himself. >> owning possessing or selling a handgun used to be a legal and oakpark. there's nothing village officials can do after the law was overturned. >> it is bad that they could just put this in here without the community know when it is ridiculous. >> people were pointing out schools were just blocks away and how an owner would be able to open his doors. >> how are you going to sell weapons where their children are around. >> i do not feel comfortable with a gun shop around here with a school one block north of here. >> the shop owner says he will sell only handguns to police officers. people who want to buy rifles or shotguns have to fill out the appropriate paperwork online. other people recognize law- abiding retailers have the right to run a business. >> people have the right to open a store where ever they want to this is america you are supposed to be able to have that freedom. >> on a weekly basis to the gun shop own

today. jerry sandusky waived his right to a preliminary hearing he faces more than 50 charges linked to allegations he sexually assaulting boys team met through the use charity he founded the second mile. during his brief court appearance he entered a not guilty plea and today would have been the first time he faced his accusers in court. the alleged victims were expecting to tell their stories on the witness stand at the hearing today. >> we were not able to cross- examine the witnesses that testified. >> his $250,000 bond remains in place and he will continue to be under house arrest with an electronic monitoring bracelet. wgn's legal analyst terry sullivan is here to break down what could happen for both of these high-profile cases. >> we have those presented camps we hear about in wisconsin or other ones in minnesota that our old and cold. some of these prison camps date back to the civil war.. >> i would expect his attorney to ask for a pr closeison surtout homeison closer to home. >> just because of the prison is closer does not mean able be better. it could be crowded or a wor

, washington. >>> elsewhere, about 100 miles from the penn state campus, jerry sandusky will come face to face with several of the men accusing him of sexually abusing them when they were just boys. the former penn state assistant football coach will be in the courtroom at today's preliminary hearing when at least half of his ten accusers will try to convince a judge that there's enough evidence to take their case to trial. sandusky is charged with 50 counts of sexual child abuse and has been under house arrest since last week. >>> here is a look at other stories making news early in america. christmas display sparked outrage and challenged tolerance and provoked acts of vandalism. a skeleton of st. nick hanging from a crucifix, one of ten holiday displays approved to stand outside a courthouse, was ripped down several times before it was finally removed. although the skeleton santa is gone for now, it touched off a lively debate on freedom of speech there. >>> killer whales in california put a spectacular show on for tourists. whale watchers got up close and personal with the massive animals.

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the allegations that he witnessed jerry sandusky having sex with a child. he said he first heard noises coming from the shower, then saw sandusky standing behind a boy with his hands around his waist. he testified that while he was not 100% certain, he believed sandusky was molesting the boy. his testimony is key for those facing perjury charges. prosecutors said they lied to the grand jury about what he told them. legal experts said his testimony today was convincing and damaging. >> did he describe something that was necessarily a sexual act? >> his testimony may be contradicted by a family friend that says on the night the alleged abuse occurred he said he only heard noises. he is also facing criticism he didn't do enough to stop the abuse. he said he met with head coach joe paterno and said he conveyed to him what he saw. he said he saw an older person fond ling a young person and identified the man as jerry sandusky. paterno said he would pass his concerns to the right people and testified he contacted curlie. also testifying today mcquerie's father. in harrisburg, michelle franzen, wbal-

at memorial hospital for sexual assault. >> photographic -- graphic testimony as the trial of jerry sandusky witnesses take the stand. >> for the first time mike mcqueary testified he said he saw jerry sandusky having sex with a child in the locker room in 2002. he said he first heard noises come from the shower, then saw sandusky standing behind a boy with his hands around his waist. he testified that while he was not 100% certain, he believes sandusky was molesting the boy. his testimony is key in the case. prioritization say tim curley and gary shults lied to the grand -- schultz lied to the grand jury about what mcqueary told them. >> did he describe something that was necessarily a sexual act? >> curley and schultz' lawyers claim they were not told about the sexual details. mcqueary's testimony may be contradicted by a family friend that says on the night the alleged abuse occurred mcqueary told them he only heard noises. he's facing criticism he did not do enough to stop the abuse. he said he was distraught and turned to his father for advice but did not go to police. instead he met wi

... jerry sandusky makes a bail and is now out of jail we will have the latest details and a former u.s. senator faces his old colleagues and explains how the eighth largest bankruptcy in united states history happened under his watch and we will talk a little christmas with marie osmond former penn state assistant football coach gerry sandusky posted $250,000 bail today. he spent the night in jail after his arrest on new child sex abuse charges. for the second time in two months jerry sandusky was hauled away in handcuffs. in a new grand jury finding two more alleged victims identified as number nine and #10 claim that sandusky abuse to them as children. both accusers said that they met him through his second mile foundation. they claim he took an interest in them inviting them to his home for meals and on two outings and gradually engaged in sexual acts with them sandusky's attorney denies the new allegations >>under the terms of his release jerry sandusky will be confined to his home subject to electronic monitoring and is forbidden from having contact with any witnesses are victi

situation where kids were playing in a pool with jerry sandusky, was later separated from that group and taken on a tour by jerry sandusky of the football building. now, a lot of other incidents have happened at that football building, but all of them have been alleged to have happened in a shower. this man is saying that he was taken to an office. he was given whiskey and he talked to sandusky about his life and how he ended up at the second mile and then he was assaulted before jerry sandusky took him back to the dorms. >> we know jerry sandusky has a number of charges against him already. with these new claims about sandusky, will additional charges be pressed against him, sara? >> don, that's hard to say. you know, there have been, by my account, five people have come forward since the initial charges were filed and made public allegations against jerry sandusky. they are, the majority of them, as far as we know, have also talked to the attorney general's office and given statements to police. however, it's hard to know if they are, if they are actually going to lead to charges.

, to that stunning turn in the child sex abuse case against jerry sandusky. the former penn state coach showed up at court yesterday, where he was supposed to face his accusers. but instead, he waived his right to the hearing. he's simply ready to go to trial. abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: >> reporter: jerry sandusky went to court with a secret. his trademark grin on his face, wife at his side. >> the move was the first smart move i've seen from his attorney. >> reporter: after weeks of promising a grueling public confrontation with all ten of his accusers, the defense changed its mind. waiving the preliminary hearing and instead pleading not guilty and heading directly to trial. >> we fully intend to put together the best possible defense that we can do. stay the course. play for four quarters. >> this is a fight to the death. this is the fight of jerry sandusky's life. >> reporter: the grand courtroom filled with 250 lottery-winning spectators, including sandusky's wife, his children and supporters. all set for drama. but the alleged victims, waiting in the wings to testify, never

surfaced against his longtime defensive coordinator jerry sandusky and jerry sandusky is due in court tomorrow for a preliminary hearing where his alleged victims are expected to testify. after jerry sandusky is accused of rape and molestation and a grand jury report made public last month and he was arrested again last week on new charges the cases involved an alleged victim's all came into contact with terry sandusky through his pennsylvania charity the second mile. >>president obama's is meeting today with the prime minister of iraq to discuss the united states withdrawal of troops from that country as of yesterday's 6000 u.s. troops remain in the rack but they are scheduled to leave by the end of the month president obama met with the iraqi prime minister at the white house this morning and later they attended a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery president obama said that the two nations will create a comprehensive partnership that includes trade relations and building up the iraqi democratic system >>iranian leaders are not too eager to give up the u.s. drone

football coach jerry sandusky. a 19-year-old man says he abused him back in 2004 when he was 12. he says jerry sandusky gave him liquor and assaulted him on the campus. jerry sandusky is scheduled to. in court next week for a preliminary hearing. several of his accusers may testify. >>> closer to home, the washington redskins are now officially down two starters. yesterday, the team got word that the league suspended davis and williams for 4 games without pay. they failed multiple drug tests, including one at the beginning of training camp. >>> making news and america's money, citigroup dropped the ax on 4000 employees. burger king wanted to have it your way. >> topping america's money, more job cuts on wall street. citigroup is eliminating 4500 jobs in the next few months to cut costs. hardest hit will be its investment-banking operation. chevrolet written will strengthen the case are around a volt battery pack to prevent leaks. fires broke out after crash tests. the week's created short circuits. chrysler is bringing back a familiar name for a new compact car -- the dodge dart. it will

is always the issue, we'll see. >>> now to the stunning turn in the case of jerry sandusky. his first court appearance lasted less than five minutes. the former penn state coach waived his right to a preliminary hearing. sandusky pled not guilty and said he will go directly to trial. all ten of the accusers were waiting in the courthouse ready to testify that he sexually abused him. they were all there. >> we'll talk about that later in the show. seems like a game of chicken by the defense team there. >>> well, florida a&m university has embroiled in yet another hazing scandal. we told you yesterday three students there have been charged with beating a marching band member so badly she could barely walk. she was attacked not only with fists but spatulas, rulers, and book binders. now she plans to sue the school. abc news has more. >> reporter: what is most amazing about the arrest of the three florida a&m band members is they had nothing to do with this hazing incident that killed the band member. >> is he breathing or is he not breathing? >> we don't know if he is breathing. we need an amb

years ago. i'm tamron hall. within the past hour, penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky has been arrested again on new criminal charges. it is apparently all part of an ongoing investigation. peter alexander joins me with more breaking news. we know that sandusky was taken in handcuffs from his home. what else do we know? >> first thing want to put up is the newest video. the video you've seen is what is looped for the last several weeks. here is the video from within the last couple of hours where authorities showed up, four of them in unmarked cars. we've been outside the sandusky family home for the last several weeks. i spent much of that time at state college. they came, they arrested mr. sandusky who you will see from this video. admittedly a little bit shaky as we were forced to stay a safe distance away from the home as he put up no trespassing signs. new security cameras as a result of some vandalization to the home that has taken place. sandusky when he does walk out of the home, you will see he is wearing a penn state track suit that has been a bitter pill for the penn

. >>> a new accuser against jerry sandusky. a 19-year-old man says that sandusky gave him whisky and abused him when he was 12 years old. the incident involved more than touching and happened when his client was staying overnight for activities at second mile. second mile is the charity founded by sandusky. charges are expected in the coming weeks. >> timothy gieithner is giving thumbs up to a plan to tackle the european debt crisis. he met with sarkozy in paris today. tomorrow will be a gathering in br p b brussels. >> to countries that persecute gays and lesbians, they are told to get with it. secretary clinton said the rights of lgbt are universal. the u.s. is pledging protection of those rights as part of its foreign policy. >>> and how's this for irony when it comes to social media. these private photos were among several revealed after a security breach at the online site yesterday. the images of he and the private pictures of tens of thousands were exposed to unauthorized downloads for a few hours. engineers plugged the glitch hours later. they blame problems with software. >>> and n

boy stick his head out of the shower and later jerry sandusky left with a towel on. mcqueary told the grand jury he actually witnessed rasandusky raping a young boy. >> a preliminary hearing expected to begin in the morning. cnn's susan candiotti spoke with the attorney of one of the victims and has a preview of what we can expect in the courtroom. >> ali and christine, good morning. at the preliminary hearing on tuesday we'll get a sneak peek at the prosecutor's case against jerry sandusky. wearing his court-ordered ankle bracelet, jerry sandusky will leave his home tuesday to face his accuser for the first time. a potentially explosive moment in this courtroom, when his alleged victims take the stand outlining dramatic charges ever rape and molestation. >> what do you think the atmosphere will be like in the courtroom? >> i think it will be electric. >> reporter: sandusky is charged with performing oral sex on the teenager known as alleged victim number one more than 20 times in 2007 and 2008. the boy's attorney says the teen is ready to testify. >> how is your client trying to

. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- angry accusers. the young men who say penn state coach, jerry sandusky molested them, call him now a coward. >> that's after sandusky backed out of a preliminary court hearing at the last minute in a major legal surprise. it's wednesday, december 14th. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. a surprise move in pennsylvania. i don't think anyone was expecting that when sandusky's legal team waived his right to a preliminary hearing. we'll explain what happened in court and what's next. for both sides. >> i know you have a lot to say. about this, you didn't see this coming? >> i did not. i don't think anyone did. >> wonder what the strategy is. that's the question now. does this make sense? now this will go directly to trial. >> i have some ideas. >> i think probably the smartest thing he has done. >> we'll get to more of that. an intruder accused in a church break-in picked the wrong place. this pastor packed some heat as a trained battlefield soldier before he took his career in a higher direction. what went down before serv

involving former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isakoff is in hairrrisburg with more on th. >> reporter: good morning, lester. a judge ruled that the case against those two former penn state officials can now proceed to trial. once the starting penn state quarterback, now a star witness for the government. mike mcqueary took the witness stand and graphically described seeing a naked jerry sandusky engaged in what he called extreme sexual activity with a young boy. the boy was up against the wall, mcqueary testified. jerry was directly behind him in a very, very close position. i believe jerry was sexually molesting him. mcqueary slammed his locker door shut causing msandusky and the boy to stop looking him directly in the eyes. both penn state officials are charged with lying and failing to report it to authorities. mcqueary acknowledge he never saw any sexual intercourse and never intervened. i was shocked and horrified, to be said, and to be frank with you, i was probably not thinking straight. >> mcqueary w

detail what he says was jerry sandusky sexually molesting a boy in a shower in 2002. now two top officials at the university will face trial for lie to go a grand jury about the allegations. >>> hazing homicide. autopsy shows that a drum major at florida a&m university died of blunt force trauma. now his parents are demanding justice and suing the university. >>> and super saturday. it's the last full weekend before christmas and retailers are pulling out all the stops hoping to cash in by luring you in with great details today, hoping to cash in by luring you in with great details today, saturday, december 17th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. lester, did i hear you say you're just now going to start shopping? >> i'm thinking about it. they keep hitting us with black friday and super monday and what is this? >> super saturday. >> i'm waiting for procrastinator's saturday. >> that's christmas eve. >> oh, that's what they call it. that will be my big da

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. >>> a 19-year-old man says that jerry sandusky gave him whiskey when he was 12, then sexually abused him. sandusky's latest accuser claims it happened once inside an office inside the penn state football building. the man says he was a member of the second mile. that is sandusky's charity for disadvantaged kids. sarah ganim broke the story. >> there's a lot of new things in this allegation. first of all, we've never heard that sandusky gave one of his victims alcohol. in this situation this man alleges it was in an office in this building and he was given whiskey while jerry sandusky talked to him about his life and how he ended up with the second mile and then he was assaulted. >> so i'm going to speak live with sara ganim in a few minutes. his preliminary hearing is set for tuesday. his attorney says, quote, we will for the very first time have the opportunity to face jerry's accusers and question them under oath. >>> weshlgs newt gingrich on the rise less than a month to go before the iowa caucuses. there's a new gallup poll that shows the former house speaker double digit lead over a

abuse scandal. according to his lawyer a 19-year-old man claims coach jerry sandusky gave him whit key and molested him in the penn state athletic building when he was 12. next week, some plan to testify against him at a pretrial hearing. joining us from state college is jerry sandusky's lawyer joe amendola. have you spoken with your client about the latest claims? >> yes. we don't know about them at the present time. jerry denies those allegations as he has the original allegations but we hope to get more information as we proceed. >> so you're saying he is denying these along with the original ones. a lot of the alleged victims here have said and him speaking to you out to "the new york times" and bob costas, they feel re-victimized. do you believe the allegations most of the people have made are totally false? >> yes. as a matter of fact, jerry has maintained his innocence from the initial allegation back in 2008 which started off as an allegation of fondling and grew over several months into much more serious sexual activities. jerry has always denied any appropriate sexual contact

knew about the sex abuse happening or allegedly happening involving jerry sandusky. michelle, as i understand it this is the testimony that paterno gave to the grand jury and for the first time it's read out and we are hearing more detail and what he said to the grand jury. >> that's right. joe paterno is suffering from health problems and he is not here in court. we are not certain whether he was asked to come here, but they read a statement from the grand jury report and this was an interview done in january of 2011. this is where that took place. joe patermo being asked if he was contacted by then assistant mike mcqueary about what he witnessed in the shower in 2002. mcqueary said he 4 gone to paterno saying he had seen jerry sandusky with a boy in the shower. in paterno's words, he said in the deposition he was told that there was a older mature man in the shower and mcqueary mentioned that he thought sandusky was fondling that boy. when asked about what actions paterno took he said that he referred this information to his athletic director at the time. that was tim curley. cur

scandal. the intensifying focus on jerry sandusky's wife. did she know about the alleged abuse and could she be prosecuted? her husband's lawyer is speaking out. abc's t.j. winick is with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he may be free on bail but jerry sandusky is under house arrest with three days before he faces his accusers in a pennsylvania courtroom. his attorney told us it will be extremely stressful for the former football coach, whose wife may also now have to answer serious questions about what she knew and when. it was dottie sandusky who bailed out her husband of 45 years after jerry sandusky was charged with sexually abusing two more boys from his second mile foundation. his attorney visited him and admitted this is an uphill battle. >> this is the legal battle of my life. i've had some big ones. i compare this to climbing mt. everest from the bottom. >> reporter: mrs. sandusky is accused of being upsnars their state college ranch-style home all while her husband allegedly molested boys in a basement bedroom. victim number nine told the grand jury, he saw dot

to get to today. a big day in the case against former penn state coach jerry sandusky. the key eyewitness finally testified in court. we'll tell you what he said. whether his story changed, and just how damaging it could be. >> it could be very damaging. >>> a story that sounds like a premise for a tv show. an nfl star that makes millions leading a double life as a drug kingpin. that's what police say sam hurd of the chicago bears has been doing. how did this devout christian and dedicated family man get into such serious trouble? >>> a great story for you. a week before christmas eve. a story of the season. about a bunch of secret santas. why are they showing up at a bunch of kmarts and the good deeds they're doing. we'll tell you what's going on there. >> what these people are doing is incredible. >>> we're going to start this morning with ron claiborne with breaking news from overnight. >> good morning, everyone. senate leaders have reached a deal to avert payroll tax hike affecting millions of americans that would go into effect on new year's day 2012. the senate votes this morning on

with the breaking news they just mentioned. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky waiving his right to a preliminary hearing. it now clears the way for him to go to trial on charges of him sexually abusing young boys. sandusky spoke briefly outside of the courthouse after the decision. >> to stay the course to fight. we await the opportunity to present our side, and we couldn't do that today. >> for more on this story, i want to turn to nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff, who was in the courtroom. michael, this is a surprise decision, wasn't it? >> reporter: quite a surprise, natalie. you know, as recently as last night, joe amendola, sandusky's defense lawyer, was assuring reporters he was going to go ahead with this hearing. he had been giving every indication in recent days he was preparing for his defense, preparing to question these witnesses who were going to testify, try and poke holes in their story, and then no sooner did the proceeding begin this morning, judge robert scott asks if anybody has anything to say. joe amendola pops up, there's a s

for the very first time, the prosecution's star witness in the child molestation case against jerry sandusky has told what he saw in a penn state locker room in march of 2002 and he's told it in horrifying detail. there is a warning here. mike mcqueary who's now an assistant penn state football coach wasn't testifying against sandusky. this is a preliminary hearing for the penn state officials charged with perjury and failing to report the alleged child sx abu sex abuse that mcqueary reported to them. the hearing continues and we'll talk more about it in our "crime and consequences" segment in 20 minutes. >>> the clock is still ticking toward a midnight deadline to avert a partial government shutdown but the pressure's gone down just a little bit. that's john boehner's way of saying both parties in both houses have agreed on a trillion dollar spending package. now they just have to vote on it. the house will vote first. then start its holiday recess. the senate will vote after that. and will try to agree on extending a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. if it does, the house will com

boat on the delaware river. the tug boat's mate was on his cell phone and his computer. jerry sandusky vowed today that he will fight charges that he sexually abused ten young boys while he was an assistant coach at penn state. there was supposed to be a pretrial hearing today with sandusky facing his accusers, but it ended before it began, leaving the lawyers to make their arguments on the courthouse steps. armen keteyian is in bellefonte, pennsylvania tonight. armen? >> reporter: good evening, scott. today was the first time we expected to hear from several alleged victims in the case, emotional testimony due to last all day. instead, we got a very different kind of drama. within minutes of judge robert scott calling the court to order, sandusky's attorney waived his clients' right to the hearing, triggering audible gasps inside a packed courtroom. the 67-year-old sandusky entered the county courthouse under heavy guard. he'll now be formally arraigned on january 11 where he is expected to plead not guilty to 52 counts related to child sex abuse involving ten boys over a span of 15 y

deal to avoid shut down now. and penn state coach tells a packed courtroom what he saw jerry sandusky doing with a boy in the locker room showers. good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix today, the republican candidates piled on newt gingrich. but missing from the brawl, mitt romney. is that because he has a super pack and is spending millions of dollars in attack ads to do the job? we have an msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics. thanks so much for joining us. let's talk about how the second tier candidates at least piled on newt. did they do any damage? >> i think they did. she scored some hits on fannie mae and freddie mac. and the other thing, you mentioned this in the opening. i haven't seen that much written in the report about it. i do think it's interesting. he was very dismissive of her. very dismissive. at the end she said i'm a serious candidate, you need to take me seriously. i think it's always dangerous to be dismissive of the only woman on stage. you know, i think newt gingrich does not view michelle back man as his intellect

that all eight alleged victims who say jerry sandusky sexually abused them are ready to testify. outraged by his bombshell interview with "the new york times." >>>

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and a wife of jerry sandusky is standing by her man dottie sandusky be facing legal problems of her own related to this abuse case and the air force makes an admission about the number of trip remains that were sent to landfills ... [ male announcer ] tom's discovering that living healthy can be fun. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day gummies for grown-ups. know who shot and killed a university police officer then took his own life. >>the man shot officer derek crowds escrows carry out a traffic stop in a parking lot at the university the gunman was later found dead and another parking lot. the man was not a student at virginia tech and are authorities there say the was no connection between him and the university police officer the virginia tech community is mourning the fallen officer >>derrick was a father a son of a good police officer we ask that you keep his family in your prayers and your thoughts >>

contact with young boys, an interview with jerry sandusky. >> reporter: jerry sandusky again denied charges that he sexually molested children. but has he also given prosecutors frash ammunition that he can use against him? >> these allegations are false. i didn't do those things. i don't know what to say. >> reporter: the former penn state defensive coordinator spoke for nearly four hours to the "new york times," his most detailed conversation yet of the conduct that had led prosecutors to file 40 criminal charges against him for allegedly abusing eight children over 13 years. sandusky provided his version of the crucial moment when penn state's then athletic director, tim curley, confronted him about a 2002 allegation involving a 10-year-old boy in the shower in the school's locker room. >> he was coming to me with a concern because -- and i guess in his words, somebody had talked to him about an inappropriate behavior in the shower. i told him that it didn't happen, and there wasn't -- in my mind there wasn't inappropriate behavior. >> reporter: sandusky said that coach joe pater

state locker room shower? it depends on who you ask. what was considered key evidence in jerry sandusky's sexual abuse case is now getting a second look. sara ganin is now joining me by phone. what did you find out? >> reporter: well, kyra what, we learned was that the night that mcqueary stumbled into that locker room and stumbled upon something between jerry sandusky and a young boy, he went to his father's house seeking advice. and there was a man there who apparently heard the very first account from mike mcqueary of what happened. and he says that he asked mcqueary several times, what did you see? and several times mcqueary said he didn't see anything sexual, but heard sexual noises and saw a young boy peer around the corner of the shower before a man's arm pulled him back and then jerry sandusky exited in a towel a few seconds later. it is different than the handwritten statement that mike mcqueary gave to police in 2010. and it seems to be different than his grand jury testimony. and both of those cases, he says that he saw jerry sandusky clearly sodomizing a boy. and he goes int

suspected child abuse in the jerry sandusky case. susan candiotti live in harrisburg, pennsylvania this morning. so what can we expect in court today, susan? >> reporter: well, it's going to be a very important day for the state, because the state is expected to put on mike mcqueary as a key witness to try to prove these charges of perjury and failure to report a case of alleged child abuse against these two penn state officials. it's a very important part of this case, because the state is going to issue more or less a mini preview of what's to come. they have to prove to a judge there is enough evidence that a crime was committed through the testimony of mike mcqueary and some others. >> so, susan, how are they going to prove that? >> reporter: well, of course, his testimony will be very important, and we're going it hear from him, if he indeed takes the stand, for the first time some details other than a broad overview of what he told the grand jury. we are expected to hear what mike mcqueary said that he saw back in 2002 in a locker room at penn state when he testified that he

they are charged with lying to a grand jury about their knowledge of alleged sex abuse by jerry sandusky mike mcqueary testified today that he saw jerry sandusky and the boy from about 6 ft. away and they looked into his eyes he did not see the alleged abuse but he heard sounds and he was embarrassed and shocked he said he told former coach joe paterno about the incident the next day and he says he also spoke with the two university officials gamow in san francisco baseball legend barry bonds is scheduled to be sentenced for obstruction of justice barry bonds was found guilty last april for giving evasive testimony to a federal grand jury and a steroids probe of pro athletes in 2003 a jury deadlocked on perjury charges singer was not proven that bonds lied about ever taking steroids prosecutors are asking for a 15 month prison term his lawyers want probation of fine and community service >>rod blagojevich is asking to be sent to prison with a rehab program because he is reportedly addicted to alcohol the chicago sun-times says that he can't sleep without drinking and also says that it does n

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